Hull KRhave confirmed the double signing of Ben Crooks and Craig Hall until the end of the season – with both sensationally set to feature in tomorrow’s derby clash against Hull FC.

Versatile playmaker Hall makes a welcome return to the club following his departure at the end of 2014, and is in line to face his former club at the KCOM Stadium in the Super League regular campaign finale.

Centre Crooks, who gained Dream Team honours whilst also playing for the Black and Whites in the middle of his three-season stint with FC, makes the move for the next few months with a view to an extension.

The pair, who were part of the Leigh Centurions exodus, boost KR’s depleted outside backs options immediately ahead of the derbyand the Qualifiers and Rovers Tim Sheens expressed his delight at getting the deals over the line.

“The centre/wing scenario has been strongly up and down and I’ve had all sorts of issues and combinations. We did need to fix it up and I’m sure Crooksy and Hall will fix that,” Sheens told the Mail.

Ben Crooks and Craig Hall, who have joined Hull KR on loan until the end of the season.

On Crooks, Sheens admits the 25-year-old has been a long-time target for the Robins.

“It’s funny. When he was looking at moving to Leigh from Castleford, we were interested at the time,” explained the KR boss of Crooks.

“The position of centre, we needed at the time and he was a local boy, basically! But because we were down in the Championship and Leigh were going up to Super League, they paid a transfer fee and grabbed him.

“The shoe is on the other foot now in a way with what has gone on. Leigh have decided to do some culling and so on for various reasons but it was a chance to bring him into the club as a centre.

Ben Crooks. (Image: SWpix)

“I think he’s been their best player in the outside backs down there at Leigh. Crooksy gives us height, speed and fills in for a lot of things.

"It’s been a tough year for various reasons in the outside backs for us. Most of our punch has had to come from Junior Vaivai there too so I’m happy we’ve managed to recruit in that area.”